Higgs begins by discussing the recent political phenomenon of catering to the middle by Labour, Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats in the UK, and argues that this disenfranchisement with their traditional bases has led to the rise in popularity of the fringe parties like the Scottish National Party, UKIP, and the Greens. Higgs then jumps into the Green Party’s manifesto to highlight one policy that could liberate everyone, but causes a knee-jerk, negative reaction: the Citizen’s Income, also known as the basic income. Higgs then goes on to explain some of the major benefits of the Citizen’s Income.
John Higgs, “Why ‘unconditional basic income for all’ fails the ‘splutter test’ but would liberate the world”, UsVsTh3m, 23 January 2015.
